{"id":307148,"date":"2026-05-09T04:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/307148\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T04:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:06:19","slug":"big-day-of-giving-drives-record-sacramento-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/307148\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Day of Giving drives record Sacramento donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Big Day of Giving supporting Sacramento area nonprofits raised a record $15.4 million this year.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event has been a Sacramento region tradition since its launch by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacregcf.org\/\">Sacramento Region Community Foundation<\/a> in 2013 with the idea of providing financial support to organizations dedicated to improving the region.<\/p>\n<p>This Big Day of Giving\u2019s record number of donations this year exceeded last year\u2019s total by $1.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>With Thursday\u2019s totals included, the event has now raised more than $132 million for local nonprofits according to Kerry Wood, the foundation\u2019s chief executive officer, who provided an email update Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 29,000 donors and 886 organizations serving El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties were involved in this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>Top Big Day of Giving recipients<\/p>\n<p>The foundation\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigdayofgiving.org\/p\/leaderboards-size\">leaderboard<\/a> of top recipients:<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento Food Bank &amp; Family Services: 769 donations for $418,390CapRadio: 758 donations for $239,349Sacramento SPCA: 921 donations for $234,113PBS KVIE: 1,097 donations for $216,574Sacramento Children\u2019s Home: 279 donations for $160,399Volunteers of America: 132 donations for $153,047Sacramento Zoological Society: 494 donations for $137,352Weave Inc.: 346 donations for $128,530Crocker Art Museum: 157 donations for $105,914Broadway Sacramento: 236 donations for $87,978<\/p>\n<p>The next event is already scheduled for May 6, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SAC_7330_BDOG_HA_260507.JPG\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"SAC_7330_BDOG_HA_260507.JPG\" alt=\"An English angora bunny that was rescued sits in a pen from Sacramento House Rabbit Society as he participates in Sacramento Region Community Foundation\u2019s annual Big Day of Giving in Sacramento on Thursday, May 7, 2026.\"\/>                                                                                    An English angora bunny that was rescued sits in a pen from Sacramento House Rabbit Society as he participates in Sacramento Region Community Foundation\u2019s annual Big Day of Giving in Sacramento on Thursday, May 7, 2026.                                                                                            HECTOR AMEZCUA                                                                            hamezcua@sacbee.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Big Day of Giving supporting Sacramento area nonprofits raised a record $15.4 million this year. 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